Effect of the dietary fiber glucomannan on chronic constipation in neurologically impaired children

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 136, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 41-45

  Staiano, Annamaria ^a,b   Simeone, Domenico ^a   Del Giudice, Ennio ^a   Miele, Erasmo ^a   Tozzi, Arturo ^a   Toraldo, Caterina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b Dipartimento di Pediatria   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DICOPLUS; MANNAN;

ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLON MOTILITY; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY FIBER; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033926273     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3476(00)90047-7     Document Type: Article

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